Editor Victor Grunn: "Indie team Binary Takeover gets right to the point in advertising their latest release, Lost Marbles: it’s a game that combines the smooth 3D ball-rolling mechanics of Marble Madness with the ‘manage up to three characters at once’ perspective of classic puzzler The Lost Vikings. That’s a pretty unique mash-up between a pair of solid, if disparate titles – but Lost Marbles proves that it’s a combination with real potential. While at $9.99 it’s asking a bit much in a world of cheap, well-polished indie titles and deep discounts, the creative puzzle challenges it poses to the player – along with a very intuitive, simple control scheme – make it worth a look from anyone eager to add another challenging title to their puzzle game library."
SteamFirst: Lost Marbles is a puzzle platformer developed by Binary Takeover and released May 30th 2014 on Steam for $10. You control marbles and navigate the stages to reach the end, avoiding obstacles and solving puzzles. Have the developers hit their target, or have they lost their marbles?
Hardcore Gamer: If you're a fan of puzzle platformers or games like Marble Blast Ultra, Lost Marbles will likely be something you'll enjoy
Hardcore Gamer: When it comes to indie games, the puzzle platformer genre is extremely well represented. However, most indie puzzle platformers are 2D games with a typically retro art style. Lost Marbles is a rare indie puzzle platformer that takes place in a 3D space with polygonal visuals. The game is stated to be a cross between Marble Madness and The Lost Vikings, combining the marble based platforming of the former with the three character puzzle solving of the latter. While half of the developer’s stated inspiration is the arcade classic Marble Madness, the gameplay actually more closely resembles the game Marble Blast Ultra. Like Mable Blast Ultra, Lost Marbles is a 3D platformer that has you guiding marbles through increasingly difficult levels. Unlike Marble Blast however, Lost Marbles has puzzle elements in addition to the traversal obstacles.
